Apparently, not only does exercise during pregnancy reduce the rate of post-partum depression, help treat post partum depression, and help keep mom healtier, it has benefits for baby too. (I did some research on this while I was pregnant, but some of this information was new to me.)
Babies born to moms who exercise during pregnancy are stronger newborns, which sounds logical if you think about it (strong mama, strong baby) but what was surprising to me was that at age 5, the children who were born to moms who exercised during pregnancy had HIGHER IQs.
Hear that mamas? Just by walking several times a week while you are expecting, you can expect your baby to be smarter!
Look for the article on The Parent's Journal website at some point- it's not up yet. You can listen to the podcasts. When there's a link to the article, I hopefully will remember to send that along.
You know the drill- go hug 'em!
Meghan
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